Sylvie Verheyde

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Sylvie Verheyde
Born1967 (age 5657)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actress

Sylvie Verheyde (born 1967) is a French film director, actress, and screenwriter.

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Career

The films Verheyde has directed include Un frère (1997), in which Emma de Caunes won a César Award for Most Promising Actress, [1] Princesses (2000), Amour de Femme (2001), Stella (2008) and Confession of a Child of the Century (2011), starring Pete Doherty, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, [2] Sex Doll (2016; she also wrote the screenplay for this film), [3] and directed Madame Claude (2021). [4]

With Sylvie Ohayon, she co-wrote the screenplay of the 2021 film Haute Couture. [5]

The movies Stella (2008) and Stella In Love (2022) are both references to Verheyde's childhood. [6] Sex Doll (2016) and Madame Claude (2021) are both movies about prostitution, again a topic close to Verheyde as her grandmother and one of her cousin were prostitutes. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorScreenwriter
1991Entre chiens et loupsYesYesShort
1992La maison verteYesYesShort
1997Un frère...YesYes
2000PrincessesYesYes
2001Un amour de femmeYesYesTV movie
2007 Scorpion Yes
Sang froidYesYesTV movie
2008 Stella YesYes
2012 Confession of a Child of the Century YesYes
2013Lescop, la nuit américaineYesYes
2014Papa Was Not a Rolling StoneYes
2016 Sex Doll YesYes
2021IbrahimYes
Haute coutureYes
Madame Claude YesYes
2022Stella est amoureuseYesYes
2024NudesYesTV mini-series

Awards

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References

  1. Eddie Dyja, ed., BFI film and television handbook (British Film Institute, 1999), p. 76
  2. Catherine Shoard, Cannes 2012: Confession of a Child of the Century at theguardian.com
  3. Abbey Bender (9 February 2017). "Sylvie Verheyde's 'Sex Doll' Is a Sex-Work Drama Minus the Male Gaze". Villagevoice.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. 'Madame Claude' Summary & Analysis - A Woman's Struggle For Power In A Man's World, Digital Mafia Talkies, 4 April 2021, accessed 17 September 2021
  5. Tracey Korsten (12 June 2022). "Film Review: Haute Couture". Glamadelaide.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. Mariana Hristova (11 August 2022). "Sylvie Verheyde • Director of Stella in Love". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. "'Madame Claude': gritty Netflix take on Paris sex icon". France24.com. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.